After flying high against Shelby last Friday, A.C. Reynolds came back down to earth. The A.C. Reynolds Rockets were beaten by the East Forsyth Eagles 49-14 on Friday. While losing is never fun, the Rockets can't take it too hard given the team's big disadvantage in MaxPreps' North Carolina football rankings (they are ranked 42nd, while the Eagles are ranked ninth).
When it comes to explaining why A.C. Reynolds lost, don't look at Max Guest. Despite the final result, he picked up 66 receiving yards and a touchdown, and also rushed for 71 yards. Guest showed off some serious burst, lighting up the secondary with a catch for 53 yards.
Bryce Baker went supernova for East Forsyth, throwing for 482 yards and five touchdowns while completing 76.3% of his passes, and also punching in a touchdown on the ground. JP Gilchrist was Baker's top target, picking up 158 receiving yards and three touchdowns.
A.C. Reynolds now has a losing record at 1-2. As for East Forsyth, the win was the third in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 3-0.
A.C. Reynolds will square off against Watauga at 7:30 p.m. on Friday. Watauga will roll in looking for their fourth straight victory, something A.C. Reynolds surely won't give up without a fight. As for East Forsyth, they will have plenty of time to enjoy the win as they don't play again for a while. They'll take on Reagan at 7:00 p.m. on September 20th. East Forsyth knows how to get points on the board -- the team has finished with 31 point or more in their past three matches -- so hopefully Reagan likes a good challenge.
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